By The Pig Edge
The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.
This month’s Pig Edge is focusing on breeding and reproduction and Amy Quinn is joined by Teagasc Specialised Pig Advisor, Emer McCrum, to share her thoughts and experiences on the common themes and issues from around the country.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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The 2023 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report has just been released, revealing some notable changes in our key performance indicators for the 2023 year.
To delve into the report and analyse the figures and trends in detail, we have Specialised Pig Advisor Ger McCutcheon with us for the latest episode of The Pig Edge.
You can download and read the report in full here:
https://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2024/national-pig-herd-performance-report-2023.php
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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The Teagasc pig team are in the final stages of preparation for their research event, the Pig Open Day 2024, which will take place at 10am on Wednesday May 22nd in the Paddy O’Keeffe Innovation Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork and 10am Friday May 24th in Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Co. Cavan.
On this bonus episode of the Pig Edge, Ciarán Carroll, Head of Knowledge Transfer, gives an insight into what you can expect on the day.
To register in advance for the Teagasc Pig Open Day 2024, just go to:
https://bit.ly/49EhmJF
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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The Teagasc Pig Development Department is internationally renowned for its research, primarily focusing much of our programme on conducting research that can produce tangible benefits for commercial farmers on the ground in Ireland.
For this latest episode of The Pig Edge, Amy Quinn is joined by pig nutrition researcher, Peadar Lawlor, to look at the economic benefits of research.
Teagasc Pig Open Day 2024
We are also delighted to invite all pig farmers and pig industry stakeholders to the Teagasc Pig Open Day 2024, on Wednesday May 22nd in the Paddy O’Keeffe Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork and Friday May 24th in Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, starting at 10am in both locations.
Please register for this event below or contact Niamh Allen at 025 42457 or [email protected]
Link to register for open day:
https://us18.list-manage.com/survey?u=a7b8c417dc058d8eaf18cadc1&id=ce0969e986
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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Kieran Keane, Pig Research Technician specialising in nutrition, with the Teagasc Pig Development Department joins Amy Quinn on the latest Pig Edge podcast to discuss current feed ingredient prices, the new Teagasc pig feed lab and current and upcoming Teagasc pig nutrition research trials.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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Fiona O' Meara, Commercial Pig Nutritionist with Inform Nutrition, joins Amy Quinn on the latest episode of The Pig Edge to discuss all things pig nutrition, from dry sow fibre levels to the aftermath of zinc oxide removal and finisher phase feeding.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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Here in the Pig Development Department in Teagasc, our team carry out three key services in the areas of Research, Advisory and education which are co-ordinated to assist Irish farmers in maximising productivity and profitability, whilst operating to the highest standards.
On the latest Pig Edge podcast, Amy Quinn is joined by Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Head of the Pig Development Department, to talk us through what you can expect from the Pig Development Department in the year ahead.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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On this our 50th episode of the Pig Edge podcast, we reflect on the strengths of our industry and look to the opportunities that lie ahead.
Heather Peppard, Nutritionist with Brett Brothers, and Roy Gallie, pig and tillage farmer and Chair of the IFA National Pigs Committee, join Amy Quinn to do just that.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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The Teagasc Outlook 2024 conference took place on the 28th of November where an economic overview and outlook for the various agricultural sectors was presented by a number of leading Teagasc experts.
Michael McKeon, Specialised Pig adviser with the Teagasc Pig Development representing the pig sector, reviewed 2023 and look ahead to 2024.
So on this episode of the Pig Edge, Michael joins Amy Quinn to talk us through the main highlights and lowlights from the past year and to discuss his expectations for the industry for the year to come.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
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The majority of farms out there are operating on a weekly farrowing system but there is another option potentially worth considering: batch farrowing.
It’s thought to have many labour saving and time management benefits for some farms and we are seeing it increasingly used.
So on this episode of the Pig Edge podcast, Amy Quinn is joined by Tomás Ryan, the farm manager of the Teagasc Pig research facility which is a 3 week batch farrowing farm, to talk through the pros, cons and logistics to help you see if this system could be the right fit for your farm.
For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/pigs/the-pig-edge-podcast/
Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com
The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.